One Piece: From Picking Up Red Hair's Broken Arm

Chapter 128 Crazy Training, Garp Takes Action

In the blink of an eye, two days passed.

At noon that day, in the cultivation room.

A chill permeated the air, and the snow, more than a meter thick and compressed to its limit, covered the entire ground.

This is a buffer layer that Nojiko specially created using the Snow-Snow Fruit's power.

In this way, the historical text can be better fixed, so that it will not gradually go astray under the constant impact of Xia Nuo's powerful body.

At the same time, it can also significantly reduce vibrations to the hull and reduce noise, achieving multiple benefits in one fell swoop.

"call--"

Xia Nuo stood in front of the stone tablet, his eyes gleaming, and slowly exhaled a breath of stale air.

After resting for a short while, he clenched his fists again with a crack, and a dense, domineering black aura instantly surged up like a tide.

"Come again!"

He let out a low shout and suddenly threw out his right fist!

Boom! ! !
The moment the fist collided with the stone tablet, a terrifying shockwave exploded, countless snowflakes flew and scattered around the body, and the shockwave swept through the entire training room!
The historical text remained completely unchanged, its surface still smooth as ever.

"Tsk, it still doesn't work after all..."

Xia Nuo grinned, shook his numb fist, and felt a slight stinging sensation in his knuckles.

Over the past few days.

Although the stone tablet remained intact, he could clearly feel that his Armament Haki was becoming more solid and pure with each impact.

Like steel being forged through countless hammer blows, it is gradually transforming under extreme pressure.

continue!

While adjusting his breathing rhythm, Xia Nuo's hand movements did not slow down at all, and his fists poured out like raindrops.

Boom!
Boom!
Dong Dong Dong——! ! !
The dull thuds of impact continued unabated. He wasn't just training his fists; he was constantly switching between different attack methods: fists, elbows, knees, legs, waist and abdomen, and even the head...

Every muscle in his body transformed into a weapon, pouring wildly onto the surface of the stone tablet!
This is a comprehensive tempering and enhancement of the physical body!

"Not enough! Far from enough!!!"

Xia Nuo's offensive became increasingly fierce. His eyes turned red with excitement, and the corners of his mouth were stretched into an almost ferocious arc. The sweat that had just seeped out was dried by the scorching heat and turned into white mist that swirled around his body!
The skin, under the recoil, kept cracking and bleeding, but it healed quickly thanks to its powerful regenerative ability.

This cycle repeats itself endlessly!
Originally, even a few months ago, before he officially set sail, his physical abilities and Armament Haki had already reached a certain threshold. The higher he went, the more difficult and slower his progress became.

But now, with this new toy, he can finally experience that feeling of steadily increasing stats again.

Muscle fibers are remodeling, their powerful energy boiling like lava!

With each punch, the long-standing bottleneck loosened slightly, and the values ​​climbed upwards at a visible speed!
The wonderful feeling of constantly experiencing positive feedback is simply intoxicating!
pain?

It was merely nourishment for him to become stronger!
When he entered this state of self-torture and asceticism...

That kind of thing no longer exists!
"Keep going! Keep going!!!"

Xia Nuo laughed wildly, his roar almost drowning out the thunder of the impact.

At this moment, he seemed to have returned to that small island in the East China Sea, becoming once again the nameless boy who, before A-Long's arrival, punched the mountain day after day—

purely.

Crazy.

Tireless.

This is his most authentic self when he first embarked on the path to becoming a powerful figure!

…………

on the deck.

Feeling the slight tremor from the wooden planks beneath his feet, Smoker couldn't help but glance back, his eyelids twitching.

"I'm really afraid that if I throw a punch that misses, I'll just bomb the Fallen Star..."

He lit two cigars, but didn't put them in his mouth for a long time, frowning and deep in thought.
"That doesn't make sense. Did the captain experience some kind of shock? Why did he suddenly increase the intensity of his training so much?"

Previously, the Xia Nuo he had seen always managed her training and leisure time on the ship in a very balanced way.

His ability to say such things is entirely influenced by the filter of his followers.

In reality, most of the time, the black-haired boy would just lazily lie on the deck chair, enjoying the sea breeze and basking in the sun.

Occasionally, he would fight with Nami over oranges, and when he was really full and had nothing else to do, he would kick Gintoki into the sea to play.

Speaking of the degree of diligence in spiritual practice.

Not to mention Kuina, who is immersed in swordsmanship all day long, even Nojiko, who was in a hurry to master Haki, is not as good as her.

At best, he's only better than Nami, who always tries to slack off.

"It's been a long time since I've seen my brother like this, but you still don't know him well enough."

Nojiko walked up from behind, holding a glass of orange soda, and said with a grin, "Actually, for a very, very long time, he was like this. A cultivation fanatic is his true nature."

She looked towards the training room, listening to the dull thuds coming from inside, and a slight smile appeared on her lips.

“Whenever he feels a sense of crisis, feels that he is not strong enough, or finds a new way of training, he will train like crazy, pushing himself to the limit.”

Do you feel like you're not strong enough?

Smoker froze, his eye twitching.

Listen to this, is this even human language?
What exactly is it that's not strong enough?

From the moment he secretly boarded the ship in the East China Sea, what kind of mind-blowing scenes did he witness along the way?

Crocodile, a veteran Shichibukai, was easily crushed like a small fry.

The Tyrannosaurus Rex Hanafuda, for which a bounty of 500 million was offered, was beaten like a punching bag for two hours.
Even Admiral Akainu, despite his full strength, couldn't stop him...

"This isn't strong enough?" Smoker's temples throbbed with veins as he finally couldn't help but complain, "What about the others? Are they even allowed to live?"

Looking towards the Grand Line...

No, looking at the whole world, who the hell has this kind of ability at eighteen?
"Ah."

Nojiko chuckled and was about to make a few teasing remarks when he suddenly noticed several hastily drawn design drawings scattered on the table in front of Smoker.

She bent down and picked up a card.

It was discovered that the drawing was covered with complex mechanical structure diagrams, the lines were crooked and twisted, as if it had been revised countless times.

The edges of the drawings were also marked with words such as "Flame Propeller" and "Energy Conversion Rate of the Flame-Flame Fruit".

"This is……"

Noki raised an eyebrow. "You want to modify the stern, add a row of fire-breathing vents, and use Nami's Flame-Flame Fruit power to accelerate?"

Smoker, with a cigar in his mouth, scratched his head somewhat awkwardly.
"Ah, I did have that idea. It was inspired by seeing that Coca-Cola-powered speedboat when I was inspecting the lifeboats on the ship a few days ago."

"That one."

Nojiko laughed, "It's from Kuina's house. After Nami secretly took it out, it's been left on the ship ever since. I heard from my brother that it seems to be the work of the shipbuilding master Tom."

"Tom, the legendary craftsman who built Roger's ship..."

Smoker suddenly realized, "It really is the work of a master, no wonder."

He then pointed to the design drawings on the table:

"Theoretically, if the flame energy of the Flame-Flame Fruit can be converted into propulsion according to the device I designed, the speed of the End of the Curtain can increase by more than two times."

"It might not be very useful under normal circumstances, but it can be very useful in extreme situations, such as dodging sudden storm vortexes, shaking off pursuing ships, or even the Calm Belt... If Nami's stamina can hold up, she could use it to cross the Calm Belt in one go without any problem."

"Good stuff!"

Nojiko's eyes lit up. "How's the progress? Has it been built yet?"

"We've just moved from the paper stage to the experimental stage. Here's the sample I worked on yesterday."

Smoker pulled a delicate, small conversion device from under his seat. "But this size is only good for motorcycles at best. I want Nami to test it out first, and then we can improve it step by step until we can finally create a model that can be used on the Curtain."

"Then what are we waiting for? Let's call Nami over and try it out now!" Nojiko looked around. "Strange, where's Nami?"

"The newspaper just arrived today. Where is she?"

Smoker looked up helplessly. "Just wait and see. Before she finishes reading the newspaper, who can get her to do anything but the captain?"

"understood."

Noki snapped her fingers with a smile.

She went straight to the very front of the ship, the other side of the silver wolf's head.

As expected.

At this moment, the orange-haired girl was squatting in the shadows by the railing, her eyes red, her teeth clenched, frantically flipping through the newspaper she had just bought, wishing she could crush every single word and stuff it into her eyes.

"Alright, if you didn't see it on the front page, there's no need to look for it anymore. Has the bounty page not been updated yet?"

Noki handed over the orange soda.

"No, waah!"

Nami finally snapped and tore the newspaper to shreds in despair. "It's been three days already! What is Morgans doing? Why hasn't he reported it yet?!"

"What is the Navy Headquarters doing? Why hasn't the wanted poster been updated yet?!"

"..."

Noki shrugged; she was already used to this scene and desensitized to it. This had become part of Nami's daily routine these past few days.

Newsbird arrived with the newspaper and bought and read it immediately every day, earning him the nicknames "Newspaper King" and "Intelligence Gathering King" among the crew.

but.

Although she still wanted to continue watching her sister have fun.

But this time, things are indeed a bit strange.

"It's been four days and the bounty hasn't been updated yet. Could it be because the World Economic News Agency is being pressured by the World Government again?"

Nokiko stroked his chin and pondered, "Like last time at Whiskey Peak?"

"No, not really."

Smoker followed and shook his head slightly upon hearing this.

"Last time, the Navy Headquarters wanted to save face and quickly wipe us out, so they suppressed the news for half a month. But after the battle of Tohru Island, the World Government should know that with the captain's strength, this is not something they can do just because they want to."

Smoker exhaled a smoke ring, his brow furrowing slightly. "Moreover, the mouth of the Santora River that day was crowded with merchant ships from all over the world. There were tens of thousands of eyewitnesses. The news of the Hanafuda Pirates' annihilation has probably spread throughout the surrounding seas and reached the New World and the Four Seas in the past few days. It won't take more than ten days or half a month to suppress it."

"Then why..."

"Two possibilities."

Smoker narrowed his eyes. "The first possibility is that the Navy Headquarters has mobilized a much stronger force than last time, deploying more than one admiral, intending to use all its strength to completely eliminate us."

"Given the outbreak of the Enies Lobby incident and the strain on the Navy Headquarters' manpower, this possibility is very small and can be basically ruled out."

“That’s true.” Noki nodded. “Then what’s the second possibility?”

"I understand!"

Nami suddenly screamed, as if waking from a dream, and opened her left hand, punching her palm:
"They must have witnessed my true strength and realized my bounty is too difficult to set. The Marine Headquarters doesn't know whether to mention 200 million or 300 million, and they're still having a meeting to argue about it! Wahahahahaha!!!"

"..."

Nojiko and Smoker both fell silent for a second.

"I'm sorry, Nami."

Noki hugged her sister tightly, patting her head guiltily. "I will never make fun of you again, calling you 'Newspaper King'."

Look how badly the child has been hurt; he's started talking nonsense.

"cough."

Smoker rubbed his temples and shook his head helplessly. "Let me continue. The second possibility is that the Marine Headquarters... no, perhaps the World Government bypassed the Marine Headquarters and decided to win over the captain to fill the vacancy of the Seven Warlords of the Sea."

He flicked off his cigarette ash and squinted at the distant sea. "If I'm not mistaken, the people the World Government has sent to negotiate should already be on their way and will soon try to contact us."

Want to recruit your brother to become a Shichibukai?
Noki was taken aback, tilted her head slightly, and looked thoughtful.

That's quite possible. Once someone becomes a Shichibukai, their bounty will be immediately cancelled, which would explain why the Marine Headquarters hasn't updated the bounty yet.

only……

Given your personality, would you accept this invitation?

……

Meanwhile, on the open-air kendo dojo on the second floor.

Robin leaned against the railing, his long fingers gently supporting his chin. The sea breeze carried the distant chatter of Smoker to his ears.

She smiled slightly:
"Oh my, Mr. Smoker, as expected of a former Marine, your analysis makes a lot of sense. Did you hear that?"

"I heard you, Robin."

A sea breeze swept by, lifting the strands of black hair that fell down beside Kuina. She leaned back in the wicker chair, her gaze focused and calm, her attention entirely on the Yasuo sword manual in her hands.

Hearing this, he didn't look up, but simply said softly:
"In my opinion, the World Government should have done this a long time ago. With Lord Shano's strength, if he could join the Seven Warlords of the Sea, it would not only be an honor for him, but also for the entire Seven Warlords system."

"..." Robin was speechless.

If someone had told her this when they first met.

The aloof and proud swordswoman in front of him was, in fact, Xia Nuo's most fervent and loyal fan on the entire ship.

She definitely doesn't believe it.

But after spending these days together, and through her unintentional and quiet observations, it seems that this is indeed the case.

"How's your comprehension going?"

Robin sat down opposite Kuina. "Seeing that you've started reading it all over again, you must have finished reading it by now, right?"

She witnessed Xia Nuo casually tossing this swordsmanship manual to Guina while everyone was having breakfast.

Because the movements were so casual, everyone initially thought it wasn't anything important.

As a result, this sword-obsessed girl treasured it like a precious gem after obtaining it, and spent the last few days neglecting to eat or sleep, devoting almost all her energy to it.

He even came to her several times to ask her to help him decipher some of the obscure and profound parts of the book.

"Well, with Robin's annotations, I've almost finished reading it and have also learned a few basic sword techniques."

Guina rubbed her slightly sore eyes, looked up and said:
"However, some moves and techniques are still too difficult to master. Next, I need to seize the time to practice with all my might and thoroughly understand everything as soon as possible."

"Good luck," Robin said with a smile. "If it's Kuina, there won't be any problems."

"Ah."

Guina nodded earnestly, her gaze resolute.

"Then, I'll go to the library first."

Robin stood up and left. The place on the ship that she liked the most was the library. The environment was quiet, simple and elegant, which suited her taste perfectly.

If she and Xia Nuo hadn't been complete strangers when the ship began construction, she would have thought that Xia Nuo had specially designed and built it to her taste.

Kuina sat in the wicker chair, quietly watching Robin leave.

After Robin's figure disappeared into the cabin, she lowered her head, closed the book, and gently touched the cover of Yasuo's sword manual, as if she could feel the life's work of that white-haired old swordsman through the paper.

This secret manual given by Lord Xia Nuo is truly precious.

Even she, who had been taught by Koushirou since childhood and had a very high standard of vision, could not help but be impressed by the wonders of this secret manual.

If it were auctioned off by a major auction house, swordsmen all over the world would probably fight tooth and nail for it.
And now.

Now that it's in her hands, she will never let Lord Xia Nuo down!
We need to understand it thoroughly as soon as possible!
And by then, even if she has already become a sword master, her swordsmanship will definitely be able to leap to more than one level!
Om-!
Kuina took a deep breath, finally stood up slowly, drew her sword, and looked up at the target in front of her.

Today, let's start practicing this first ultimate technique, "Steel-Cutting Flash"!

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Naval Headquarters, Marinevando.

Inside one of the offices, a plaque that read "Rule of Justice Under Heaven" hangs on the wall.

"Have you determined the approximate sea area where the target is located? Hmm, good. Let me continue the reconnaissance. The person in charge of the negotiations shall depart immediately."

Sengoku hung up the phone and looked up at the old man on the opposite sofa who was secretly eating his own senbei.

"Garp, the Holy Land has decided that you will preside over the negotiations and signing of the Shichibukai alliance this time."

"puff--"

Across from him on the sofa, Garp spat out a mouthful of senbei crumbs, his eyes wide:
"Huh?! Are you kidding me? I'm back on vacation, and my vacation isn't even halfway over yet. Besides, these kinds of things, like the Seven Warlords of the Sea, used to be handled by just sending a Rear Admiral or Commodore. Why bother sending me out of all this trouble?"

Sengoku expressionlessly wiped the senbei crumbs off his face, snatched the remaining senbei, and slammed a document on the table:
"This is a decision personally made by the Five Elders. Stop talking nonsense and get going. The whole of Mary Geoise is paying close attention to this matter. There's no time for you to argue with me here. Get Shano to sign this agreement as soon as possible."

"Get lost! I won't..."

Garp was furious, but then he suddenly realized what he was doing and paused, "Wait, who did you say you were going to find?"

"Xia Nuo, your fellow townsman from the East China Sea, and also your good apprentice, Xia Nuo."

Sengoku said irritably, "Have you forgotten already? Didn't you suggest recruiting him as a Shichibukai last time? Now that we're actually sending you, what's wrong? You're not happy about it anymore?"

"Hahaha, so it was him. Oh well, I guess I'll have to go."

Garp scratched his head and burst into laughter, "I told you long ago, this kid has a good character. Why keep making things difficult for him? Turning him into a Shichibukai is clearly the best solution..."

So it was the Navy that was chasing and making things difficult for him?!

Zhan Guo was so angry he almost ripped off his goatee. "This old bastard, does he even know what he's saying?"
He killed two vice admirals and two Shichibukai, practically trampling the dignity of the Marine Headquarters into the ground.

If it weren't for Mary Geoise suddenly passing a resolution and issuing an order, he wouldn't have been able to compromise with this brat so quickly!

"I'm talking about the Warring States period."

"what happened again!"

"You're quite the right guy. No wonder those old fogies in the Holy Land insisted on sending me. It turns out it was you who reported the plan I came up with last time!"

That's a complete idiot plan!
What is this guy thinking? How could it be for such a reason?
Sengoku's face turned ashen. The Holy Land had initially planned to send someone from the CP department to negotiate, but the reason they ultimately chose Garp was because of his strong recommendation!
That guy named Xia Nuo is no pushover.

If Garp were to intervene, given that the two are old acquaintances, at least they wouldn't start fighting as soon as they met, which would increase the chances of a successful negotiation.

……

Half an hour later.

The dog-headed warship sailed out of Crescent Bay, braving the wind and waves, and headed at full speed towards Alabasta.

Garp stood at the bow of the ship, popping a donut into his mouth while laughing heartily, "Xianuo, kid, it's been so many years! This old man has come!!"

(End of this chapter)